A progressive who stays home on Election Day ā€” or backs Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, or No Labels ā€” is voting for Donald Trump.

"Progressives should not make the same mistake that Ernst ThƤlmann made in 1932. The leader of the German Communist Party, ThƤlmann saw mainstream liberals as his enemies, and so the center and left never joined forces against the Nazis. ThƤlmann famously said that ā€˜some Nazi trees must not be allowed to overshadow a forestā€™ of social democrats, whom he sneeringly called ā€˜social fascists.ā€™

After Adolf Hitler gained power in 1933, ThƤlmann was arrested. He was shot on Hitlerā€™s orders in Buchenwald concentration camp in 1944."

  • someguy3@lemmy.world
    211Ā·
    2 months ago

    in presidential elections

    Or in House of Representative, or Senate. The real power is in Congress.

    • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
      301Ā·
      2 months ago

      Local elections is where most of the current people in power got started. Anyone voting for third party in the presidential race missed the boat.

      • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
        12Ā·
        2 months ago

        Vote progressives into local offices so they can get experience to work in state offices so they can get experience to work in Congress so they can get experience to be a good presidential candidate. Also to fill offices at every level with progressives.